Olga Lauristin
Olga Lauristin | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Olga Künnapuu 28 April 1903 |
| Died | 25 June 2005 (aged 102) |
| Party | Communist Party of Estonia |
| Spouse(s) | Johannes Lauristin Hendrik Allik |
| Children | Marju Lauristin Jaak Allik |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of the October Revolution |
Olga Lauristin (née Künnapuu; 28 April 1903 Kolga Parish (now Kuusalu Parish), Kreis Harrien – 25 June 2005[1]) was a Soviet Estonian politician and collaborator.[2]
Early life
Olga Künnapuu's father, Anton Künnapuu, is a headteacher.[3] In 1919, her father, who held left wing views, dies after an accident with a truck.[4] He fought with the Russian Soviet during the Estonian War of Independence.[4]
Career
In 1920, Olga Künnapuu becomes a member of the Communist Party of Estonia while at school.[3] From August 1922, she studies philosophy at the university of Tartu and becomes involved with the Estonian Workers' Party.[3][5] During the spring of 1921, she meets local communists Jaan Kreuks and Vilhelmine Klementi and begins to organise youth cells for the communist party.[4]
She is arrested by the security police in January 21, 1924.[3]
Following the trial of the 149, she is sentenced to forced labor for life in November 1924 because she belonged to the Communist Party. Released in 1939, she marries Johannes Lauristin who was also sentenced at the same time as her.[3][6]
During the Soviet evacuation of Tallinn in August 1941, she is evacuated to Russia and her husband dies on the ship to Leningrad in August 1941.[3][6]
From 1944 until 1947, she was minister of social welfare as she returned to Estonia.[2][3]
Family
Her first husband was the politician Johannes Lauristin and her daughter was the politician and media researcher Marju Lauristin. She later married Hendrik Allik in 1945[3], and the couple had a son, the theatre critic and director and politician Jaak Allik in 1946. The couple remained married until Allik's death in 1989.[7]
References
- ^ "In memoriam Olga Lauristin". Postimees. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b Toomla, Jaan (1999). Valitud ja valitsenud: Eesti Parlamentaarsete ja muude esinduskogude ja valitsuste isikkoosseis aastail 1917–1999 (in Estonian). Tallinn: Estonian National Library. ISBN 9985921720. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Allar Viivik (April 28, 2003). "Olga Lauristin: «Minu ideaal on kommunismus.»". www.ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2025-12-02.
- ^ a b c Pekka Erelt (April 24, 2003). "EKSPRESSI ARHIIVIST | 100aastane Olga Lauristin: "Minu ideaal on kommunismus"". Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian). Retrieved 2025-12-02.
- ^ "Muistot | Olga Lauristin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2005-06-25. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Hiio, Toomas (February 12, 2018). The Communist coup attempt in Estonia on 1 December 1924: the last but one attempt at world revolution?. Vol. II. Dansk Militærhistorisk Kommission og Forsvarsakademiet. p. 127.
- ^ McGeary, Johanna (1 November 1990). "Challenge In the East". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2021.